The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-14
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.


News Reporters.
There were three arrests for disorderly
conduct yesterday.
Georgia Tent No. Isl, /. o. r., will hold
special session this evening.
Zerubbabel Lodge No l5 F. A. NJ, will
hold a regular communication this evening
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Georgia Hussars will be held this evening
at the troop hall.
The Savannah Mutual Loan Association
will hold its seventy-seventh meeting at
Metropolitan Hall this evening.
Francis Doyle, native of Ireland, and
William Hartlager, German, were natur-
allied by the Superior Court yesterday,
Mr. Michael Hanley, the well-known
special detective officer, has been appointed
a deputy sheriff and will hereafter reside at
Tybee.
The Metropolitan Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION will hold its regular monthly
meeting at the office of Denmark & Adams
this evening.
The Norwegian bark La Plata was cleared
by Messrs. A. r. Salas & Co., for Coruna
with ,O21 pieces pitch pine lumber meas
uring 994, 965 feet, valued at 5000. Cargo
by Messrs. Butler q Stevens.
Messrs A R. Salas s. Co cleared yes
terday the German bark Meteor for Stettin
with 1857 barrels of rosin weighing $780,
1876 pounds, valued at $500 Cargo by
Messrs. Paterson Downing 81 Co.
The Italian bark Gallileo s. was cleared
by MeSsrs A. r. Salas & Co. for Coruna
with 1856 pieces pitch pine lumber, meas
uring AIS, 054 feet, valued at $1,000. Cargo
by Messrs. Charles Green's Son q Co.
The charter for Ocean City, town
which is to be incorporated under that name
on that part of Tybee Island formerly
owned by the estate of Screven, and more
recently by Mr.. Purse, is to be applied for
at this session of the Legislature.
The Warrens and Amateurs will not play
ball to-day, the Warrens consenting to for
felt a game TO the Amateurs. The reason of
this is that Mr. George Smith, who was
murdered at Tybee, was the hacker of the
Warrens, and in view of his death they
have concluded not to play.
A stream of smoke was seen issuing from
the ceiling of the grocery store of S. L.
Newton, corner of Broughton and Mont
gomery streets, yesterday afternoon shortly
before O'Clock The fire department was
called out but the blaze was extinguished
without throwing any water. 1t is supposed
that rats had carried matches into the cell
ing and they had been ignited.
The MORNING NEWS acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to a basket picnic
at Warsaw, to be given by the Irish Jasper
Green's ON July 10. The corps and invited
guests and ladies will go by rail TO Thunder
bolt and thence by steamer to Warsaw The
committee consists of Lieut.. Z. j. Kennedy,
Sergt. p. F. Gleason, Private j. G.. Nelson,
and 7, II. Ryan and pay members L. j.
Dunn and j. l.. Gallagher
A handsome memorial stone has been
erected in Laurel Grove cemetery over the
remains of the late George Pratt, who, it
will be remembered, was drowned in Ossa-
baw Sound during March last A fund for
this purpose was begun recently and the
members of the Independent church choir.
of which the deceased was a member, and
others interested responded literally with
contributions. The stone bears the follow
ing inscription: Our Friend, George
Pratt. Jan 10, 1S63-March -, 1881"